Which do you say?

[DarcyB]

Curious which you say...and post in the comments what region you're from. Curious if it's a regional thing?

[MamaT]

I'm in NC, raised in FL. I say fall.

[mazakaal]

I used to use fall more frequently, but here in England it's 'autumn' all the way. :001_smile:

[creekland]

Fall in PA, NY, VA, FL, and RI (5 places I've lived). While we know what Autumn is, I've never been in a place where it's the dominant word used to describe the season. (And I realize there are other areas in the above states than exactly where I lived.)

[JudoMom]

I say "fall" and grew up in TN.

[keptwoman]

It's said Autumn here in Australia, and also in New Zealand.

 

But right now, it's SPRING :w00t:

Edited September 23, 2010 by keptwoman

[Rich with Kids]

Fall. Born in Missouri, raised in Texas.

[kewb]

I use them both. I use Fall with more frequency but Autumn is peppered throughout my conversations. Born in NY now living in NJ.

[lllll]

Fall. From the South.

[Margo out of lurking]

I say "fall"--raised in California, lived in Colorado for 25 years, now living in southern Virginia.

 

Dh usually says "autumn" though, and he's from Colorado.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

Fall for the most part. Live in NE Ohio.

[Guest aquiverfull]

Fall. From the South.

 

Me too.

[Laura Corin]

We way 'Autumn' in Britain.

 

Laura

[DragonflyAcademy]

Upstate NY, we say Fall

[ladydusk]

I'm from central Ohio and have always said, "fall," but am trying to change so I say "autumn" more often as I like it better :)

[4kiddies]

Fall and I['m in PA.

[Dawn in OH]

I personally use both. But where I am in Ohio, it's more common to say Fall.

[danybug]

I say fall and I am in PA.

[DawnM]

I usually say Fall. I grew up overseas and then lived in California for almost 20 years. I recently moved to North Carolina.

[oldskool]

Fall-

MN

 

Lesley

[pooh bear]

I'm from the UK and say Autumn.

 

Though I am learning that Autumn/Fall does not start in Florida the same time as is does every where else.

[Giraffe]

I use them interchangeably and moved all over the US while growing up. Guess that's why.

[Guest RecumbentHeart]

Australian by birth but have been in the States (first TX then NC) for 9 years now so either term is likely to come out.

[OnTheBrink]

I say Fall. My ex's grandmother says, "Fall-of-the-year" as if it's one word.

 

I forgot; I live in IL, the grandmother is in WV.

Edited September 23, 2010 by OnTheBrink

[JeneralMom]

I use them both, but with no real system - I say "autumn is my favourite season", but I will also say "we will be raking leaves this fall."

 

Canada - Montreal.

[Dandelion]

I say "fall".

 

Born in NE, grew up in Germany, then lived in OR for 10 years and now CO for the past 10 years...

[~Tara~]

I use them both. I use Fall with more frequency but Autumn is peppered throughout my conversations.

 

 

Yeah that. Only I grew up in southern IL, now in AL.

[Tiberia]

Fall.

I grew up in CO, and live in WA now.

[LazyDazy]

I say fall. I was born and raised in Iowa where there is truly a "fall season". I miss it dearly during this continual summer of the south.

[patchfire]

I live in GA and grew up in GA. I use them interchangeably. More people around me say fall, I think, but I prefer autumn.

[m0mmaBuck]

I use them interchangeably.

 

Raised in WI but have lived in TX, CO, MN, NC, SC, GA, CA, and currently rest my head in WA.

[OleanderRain]

I really try to say autumn because I like the way it sounds, but in Maryland I hear most people say fall, and my family says fall, so I tend to use fall the most. When talking to my kids, especially, I make a real effort to say autumn.

[MomOfOneFunOne]

I'm from the South and naturally say fall. However, absurdly, I think that the word autumn is a very pretty word and my daughter and I are trying to make ourselves say autumn instead of fall.

 

Sometimes it fits and sometimes it just feels unnatural.

 

Still, we're working on it.

[edithcrawley]

Fall

 

I'm from IN

[BikeBookBread]

I love the way "autumn" sounds, but I usually say fall. Maybe my mouth is lazy.

ETA: Native Seattle-ite - lived in Western Washington until I was 27.

Edited September 23, 2010 by BikeBookBread

[fairfarmhand]

I live in TN, raised in FL by GA parents.....not sure what that makes me.

[amydavis]

I was born and still live in NC. Fall is most often used here. However, like a lot of others, I do like the way autumn sounds - it just isn't typically what comes out of my mouth.

[Crissy]

I am in the Pacific Northwest. I say fall.

[DarlaS]

Michigan - Fall

 

ETA: Although this Michigan fall, the leaves are being blasted from the trees by wind--not falling ever so gently. :tongue_smilie:

[laurad1125]

From Texas and I've always said Fall

[cathmom]

I'm from the UK and say Autumn.

 

Though I am learning that Autumn/Fall does not start in Florida the same time as is does every where else.

 

I don't think they have it there. :tongue_smilie: It's still 95 here and I'm way north of FL.

 

I say fall. I never say autumn. I'm from NJ. It's looking like it's a British/Aussie thing to say autumn.

[Hedgehog]

Born and raised in England. We'd say Autumn, but my DH, who is North American, uses "Autumn" and "Fall" interchangeably.

[Tap]

I predominately use fall, but do use autumn also. I answered 'fall' in the poll.

[Hunter's Moon]

It's really just an automatic thing. I say one or the other, whichever my brain chooses.

 

I'm in the Northeast.

[FeFe]

Fall....born and raised in the south. Now living in the midwest.

[FO4UR]

I voted that I use the terms interchangeably. I use the term fall more than I use the term Autumn. I grew up in IL and have lived in MO, NC, and OH.

[Impish]

I use them both, but prefer 'Autumn'.

 

Reminds me of a limerick:

 

There was a young man named Hall,

He fell in the spring in the fall;

T'would have been a sad thing,

If he died in the spring,

But he didn't;

He died in the fall.

:D

 

I'm in Canada. I grew up in ON, but moved west 8 yrs ago.

[Hannah]

It's said Autumn here in Australia, and also in New Zealand.

 

But right now, it's SPRING :w00t:

 

Here we say Autumn as well.

We're waiting in great anticipation for the first summer rains.

[MotherGoose]

I'm from SC

[MotherGoose]

Duh, guess you can't see what I voted...I'm from SC and I say fall! :)